Our national airline, Air Malta, carries more than its fair share of cargo and passengers on board.  Inside its belly you will find not only crates and packages, but also politics, local economy,...

My previous blog brought about different reactions to my argument that we, in Malta, should keep our blasphemy laws, as they are an integral element that safeguards our personal liberty. In the West,...

Joseph Muscat has been in office as Prime Minister for 22 months. It is the same number of months that his mentor and predecessor Alfred Sant spent in total as head of government in what was the...

As we approach the two-year mark of this legislature, we are beginning to see clear differences emerge between Joseph Muscat and Simon Busuttil. Naturally, some differences have long been...

A couple of people asked me why I wasn’t at the St Julian’s demonstration for Charlie Hebdo. The primary reason is that I was running a fever and unable to leave the house. But I...

A segment of our political class needs to get its act in order. Enough playing around.  We need to see them walk the talk and not tap-dance politics, especially when the issue at hand is so...

Speaking about a successful terrorist attack in Paris may sound as a misnomer after last Sunday's grand march in Paris. Talking of a successful terrorist attack may appear as a public insult after 17...

The ministers’ remuneration package in the previous legislature was grossly mishandled and sternly criticised. Dr Joseph Muscat, then Leader of the Opposition, used the issue to gain more wind...

My world is very small. It's very small because for most of my life I did not ' have a room of one's own'. No room, no space. So, at this time last week I had never heard of...

Simon Busuttil's decision to overhaul his shadow cabinet did not come as a surprise. The signs were there for all to see. It was clear, from the way the Opposition Leader was speaking and reacting to...